Adjusting entries

adjusting entries
Journal entries usually dated the last day of the accounting period to bring the balance sheet and income statement up to date on an accrual basis (as required by the matching principle and the revenue recognition principle).

Adjusting entries
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Adjusting Entries:
Adjusting entries are special entries that are made prior to closing the books for the accounting period. An example of an adjusting entry would be adjusting payroll taxes to actual based upon supporting documentation.

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adjusting entries are accounting entries made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods.
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Adjusting entries
The entries needed at the end of an accounting period to properly state certain account balances.
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Adjusting entries - Are needed to correctly match revenue and expenses to the correct fiscal year. Some transactions that are entered have attributed the revenue and expenses to the wrong fiscal year.
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NOTES AND ADJUSTING ENTRIES
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If the method of making adjusting entries was indicated, the accounting books and records should be verified as to whether they reflect this method.

Adjusting entries appropriately.
Preparing an adjusted trial balance.
Organizing the accounts into the financial statements.
Closing the books.
Preparing a post-closing trial balance to check the accounts. Also known as "bookkeeping cycle".

A worksheet is a 10-column spreadsheet used to draft a company’s unadjusted trial balance, adjusting entries, adjusted trial balance, and financial statements. This is an optional step in the accounting process.

The four basic types of adjusting entries relate to accrued expenses, accrued revenue, prepaid expense, and unearned revenue.

Depending on the business's accounting information system, specialized journals may be used in conjunction with the general journal for record-keeping. In such case, use of the general journal may be limited to non-routine and adjusting entries.

See also: Expense, Accounting period, Accounting records, Trial balance, Bad debt